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The history of the Point Defect Model for the passive state: A brief review of film growth aspects by Macdonald, Digby D.

“…A review is presented of the history of the Point Defect Model (PDM) for the growth and breakdown of passive films that form on the surfaces of reactive metals…”
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Lesions of the jaws presenting as radiolucencies on cone-beam CT by MacDonald, D

“…In order to compliment the current interest in lesions affecting the face and jaws in Clinical Radiology , this overview addresses recent developments in the…”
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Does organic farming reduce environmental impacts? – A meta-analysis of European research by Tuomisto, H.L., Hodge, I.D., Riordan, P., Macdonald, D.W.

“…Organic farming practices have been promoted as, inter alia, reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture. This meta-analysis systematically analyses…”
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Reflections on the history of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy by Macdonald, Digby D.

“…The history of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is briefly reviewed, starting with the foundations laid by Heaviside in the late 19th century in…”
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Use of magnetic resonance imaging in rectal cancer patients: Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) rectal cancer disease-focused panel (DFP) recommendations 2017 by Gollub, Marc J., Arya, Supreeta, Beets-Tan, Regina GH, dePrisco, Gregory, Gonen, Mithat, Jhaveri, Kartik, Kassam, Zahra, Kaur, Harmeet, Kim, David, Knezevic, Andrea, Korngold, Elena, Lall, Chandana, Lalwani, Neeraj, Blair Macdonald, D., Moreno, Courtney, Nougaret, Stephanie, Pickhardt, Perry, Sheedy, Shannon, Harisinghani, Mukesh

“…Purpose To propose guidelines based on an expert-panel-derived unified approach to the technical performance, interpretation, and reporting of MRI for baseline…”
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Lipid Nanoparticle-Delivered Chemically Modified mRNA Restores Chloride Secretion in Cystic Fibrosis by Robinson, Ema, MacDonald, Kelvin D., Slaughter, Kai, McKinney, Madison, Patel, Siddharth, Sun, Conroy, Sahay, Gaurav

“…The promise of gene therapy for the treatment of cystic fibrosis has yet to be fully clinically realized despite years of effort toward correcting the…”
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'Worse than death' and waiting for a joint arthroplasty by Scott, C E H, MacDonald, D J, Howie, C R

“…The EuroQol five-dimension (EQ-5D) questionnaire is a widely used multiattribute general health questionnaire where an EQ-5D < 0 defines a state 'worse than…”
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Passivity–the key to our metals-based civilization by Macdonald, D. D.

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Impurity gettering effect of atomic layer deposited aluminium oxide films on silicon wafers by Liu, A. Y., Macdonald, D.

“…We present experimental evidence for the impurity gettering effect of atomic layer deposited aluminium oxide (Al2O3) films on silicon wafers, during typical…”
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Predictors of willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S by Kelly, Bridget J, Southwell, Brian G, McCormack, Lauren A, Bann, Carla M, MacDonald, Pia D M, Frasier, Alicia M, Bevc, Christine A, Brewer, Noel T, Squiers, Linda B

“…As COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts continue, public health workers can strategize about vaccine promotion in an effort to increase willingness among…”
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An MRI-Sensitive, Non-Photobleachable Porphysome Photothermal Agent by MacDonald, Thomas D., Liu, Tracy W., Zheng, Gang

“…Photothermal therapy makes use of photothermal sensitizers and laser light to thermally ablate diseased tissues. Porphysome nanoparticles offer a nontoxic…”
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Predicting dissatisfaction following total knee arthroplasty in patients under 55 years of age by Scott, C E H, Oliver, W M, MacDonald, D, Wade, F A, Moran, M, Breusch, S J

“…Risk of revision following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is higher in patients under 55 years, but little data are reported regarding non-revision outcomes…”
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Response assessment in neuro-oncology (a report of the RANO group): assessment of outcome in trials of diffuse low-grade gliomas by van den Bent, MJ, Prof, Wefel, JS, PhD, Schiff, D, MD, Taphoorn, MJB, Prof, Jaeckle, K, MD, Junck, L, MD, Armstrong, T, PhD, Choucair, A, MD, Waldman, AD, PhD, Gorlia, T, MSc, Chamberlain, M, MD, Baumert, BG, MD, Vogelbaum, MA, MD, Macdonald, DR, MD, Reardon, DA, MD, Wen, PY, Prof, Chang, SM, Prof, Jacobs, AH, Prof

“…Summary Although low-grade gliomas (LGG) have a less aggressive course than do high-grade gliomas, the outcome of these tumours is ultimately fatal in most…”
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Maxillofacial fibro-osseous lesions by MacDonald, D.S

“…During the last decade much has changed in our understanding of fibro-osseous lesions (FOLs) of the jaws with regards to their imaging, their nomenclature and…”
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An interdisciplinary review of current and future approaches to improving human–predator relations by Pooley, S., Barua, M., Beinart, W., Dickman, A., Holmes, G., Lorimer, J., Loveridge, A.J., Macdonald, D.W., Marvin, G., Redpath, S., Sillero-Zubiri, C., Zimmermann, A., Milner-Gulland, E.J.

“…In a world of shrinking habitats and increasing competition for natural resources, potentially dangerous predators bring the challenges of coexisting with…”
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2016 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Coccidioidomycosis by Galgiani, John N, Ampel, Neil M, Blair, Janis E, Catanzaro, Antonino, Geertsma, Francesca, Hoover, Susan E, Johnson, Royce H, Kusne, Shimon, Lisse, Jeffrey, MacDonald, Joel D, Meyerson, Shari L, Raksin, Patricia B, Siever, John, Stevens, David A, Sunenshine, Rebecca, Theodore, Nicholas

“…It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment…”
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Role of Thiosulfate in the Corrosion of Steels: A Review by Choudhary, Lokesh, Macdonald, Digby D, Alfantazi, Akram

“…Thiosulfate salts have been known to be dangerous corrosion promoters for over 30 y, when present under typical service conditions. This paper reviews the role…”
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Prioritizing habitat core areas and corridors for a large carnivore across its range by Kaszta, Ż., Cushman, S. A., Macdonald, D. W.

“…With increasing loss and fragmentation of habitats driving the emerging global extinction crisis, paired with limited resources for conservation, there is an…”
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Behavioral adjustments of African herbivores to predation risk by lions: Spatiotemporal variations influence habitat use by Valeix, M., Loveridge, A. J., Chamaillé-Jammes, S., Davidson, Z., Murindagomo, F., Fritz, H., Macdonald, D. W.

“…Predators may influence their prey populations not only through direct lethal effects, but also through indirect behavioral changes. Here, we combined…”
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Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems by MACDONALD, D. D, INGERSOLL, C. G, BERGER, T. A

“…Numerical sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) for freshwater ecosystems have previously been developed using a variety of approaches. Each approach has certain…”
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